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Project Management Using Microsoft Project

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1. Gantt Chart -> Format -> Bar Styles segment -> format drop down. Adjust all aspects of the bars in the gantt.






2. The total direct and indirect costs incurred in accomplishing work on an activity during a given period.






3. Vitally important. It shows how much time remains - which indicates whether or not tasks need to be re-planned.






4. Function key 5. You can go directly to ID - or 'date'.






5. An 'activity' - or 'task'. The bottom 'child' task - there's nothing underneath it. If there are sub-components - or 'children' tasks below a parent task - that parent task is a SUMMARY task.






6. The Precedence Diagram Method is a tool for scheduling activities in a project plan. It is a method of constructing a project schedule network diagram that uses boxes - referred to as nodes - to represent activities and connects them with arrows that






7. Appears: day means: day






8. Create file. Set up file properties. Set a start date. Set up calendars and working time.






9. Always preserve the duration of a task. Changing duration when fixed will impact work.






10. Appears: wk means: week






11. The WBS contains 100% of the work defined by the project scope and captures all deliverables - internal - external - interim - in terms of the work to be completed - including project management.


12. Start date - Current date - finish date - status date - schedule from - calendar - & priority (with project pro). Enterprise custom fields here too - if you're hooked into enterprise.






13. ______ link Summary Tasks.






14. Single Start - Single Finish. No 'danglers'. Everything must be connected. No loops.






15. 'Start no earlier than' constraint.






16. File -> info -> Project information -> advanced properties.


17. Their purpose is to ORGANIZE. Summary tasks have work packages or other summary tasks which comprise the parent summary task. Summary tasks are NOT scheduled. The children tasks are what need to be scheduled.






18. Appears: min means: minute






19. Add your resources names to critical tasks _______ via bar styles/text.






20. Tables - charts - usage tables - and sheets.






21. Tasks - resources - assignments - all have dialogs. Example: resource leveling. Project information dialog very important.






22. Tables are made up of fields.






23. Task ribbon -> 'task' -> recurring task. An easy way to schedule reccuring meetings.






24. The number of resources required to get the tasks/assignments completed.






25. A logical relationship that states that for one project to begin - another must also be underway. For example - the writing of a business proposal must have begun in order for editing of the proposal to take place.






26. The FILE name is what you see at the top of the screen - and is the raw name of the .mpp or .mpt FILE itself. The PROJECT NAME is set in the 'Properties' of the project. The project name will show up in reports - etc.






27. W = D + U Duration plus available resource units






28. A terminal element is the lowest element (activity or deliverable) in a WBS; it is not further subdivided. Sometimes called a 'work package' - but NOT synonymous.






29. Two critical tasks - both same duration - vying for one resource - who wins?






30. Appears: ehr means: Elapsed hour






31. Contains information relative to tasks.






32. Task calendar - resource calendar - base calendar.






33. Time delay. Sometimes - it's preferred to have lag shown as a task. You can assign costs to it - that way. Style sheets will indicate this.






34. Appears: emin means: Elapsed minute






35. Work - resource - cost.






36. Two CRITICAL tasks vying for one resource - who wins?






37. .mpp file extension. The actual project file.






38. Shows logical relationship between tasks. View tab -> 'split view' section -> details checked -> More views -> Select there.






39. Project Tab -> Change Working time. Define the actual 'hours' of work - which days work happens (weekends grayed out by default) - and 'exceptions' to standard work times. Work weeks tab present too.






40. Fixed Duration - Fixed Units - or Fixed Work. Described on page 72 of Project 2010 book.






41. The acceloration of the successor task. 'Negative lag'






42. Finish to start - finish to finish - start to start - start to finish. All are 'at least'.






43. A compact - matrix representation of a system or project. The approach can be used to model complex systems in systems engineering or systems analysis - and in project planning and project management.






44. Task ribbon -> schedule section -> broken task icon. Reschedule incomplete work - etc.






45. Always preserve the number of people working on a task. Changing units when fixed will impact duration.






46. 1. Initiation 2. Planning 3. Execution 4. Monitoring & Control 5. Closing






47. Appears: mon means: month






48. Can be added to the ribbon - and it walks user through formatting of the gantt chart. Pretty cool.






49. Amendment to task type.






50. Appears: eday means: Elapsed day